Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
Ma I ! EKS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
SlIELBURN.

Inc lecture on Wednesday evening by
Rev. l.. a. Dibbe was well attended,
many being present from out of town.
The proceeds were about S35. 5...... Miss
Alice Palmer of North Ferrisburgh is Wis
iting. at the Rev. G. f. Burdick' 5. ...... "A
number of Shelburn people took in" the
Montreal carnival this week .....Mr. b.
F, Van Nliet of Burlington visits us fire.
quently, being called to town by affairs
connected with the manufacture of mis- pa
tent screens...... Miss Lettie Hawes re
turned to her school on Monday, having
recovered from her recent illness.
UNDERHILL.
Ii is greatly feared that Edmund Bliss
and his little son are among the undenti-
fled in the terrible railroad disaster at
Hartford. kilograms have not reached
them. The revival meetings are to
continue through next week at the Con
gregational church. Rev. j. A. Bates of
Williston preached Friday afternoon and
evening The concert and dance at
the Dixon House Friday evening was we'll
attended, although the weather was un
favorable. About 60 sat down to supper
.....Mrs George Paradee 10 very low
with consumption, Mrs. f. b. Mead is
very sick, Asa Lane is able to ride out
again, Mrs. Amos Humphrey is very low
with nervous prostration. Dr. Somers
is the only practicing physician from I'm
derhill Centre to Jericho Corners, and Is
kept very busy About II inches of
snow fell Friday and the roads are filled
with teams hurrying logs to the mill yard
.....The selectmen met Saturday to set
tie town accounts and make out reports
...... Miss Mary Warner who has just
finished her third term of school, has been
engaged to teach two weeks longer .....
George Laselle has purchased lot of
William Burroughs and Will soon move
his new house thereon, being unable to
gain absolute title of the lot where it now
stands. ......Dr. A f. Burdlck has pur-
chased the Widow French estate adjoin-
ing his, H. G. Curry has purchased Mr.
for blacksmith shop and will erect Il
house in the spring. Mr.. Moorhouse mas
disposed of his shop to NJ. III. Woodwork.
......The concert given by the Citizens
band Friday evening last is to he repeated
at the Centre the 11th....The 18th annual
Old Folks social party will he held at
the Dixon House, Washington birthday,
February -
The old folks party to be given at the
Dixon House the 22nd is for the benefit of
Mrs. Clara Bradley, the daughter of the
late l.. NJ. Dixon.
Edmund Bliss, about whom there has
been much anxiety lest he was on the
fatal train from Boston, reached home
Tuesday with his little boy gladenning the
hearts If his family ...... DR.. Grnnell was
called last Friday to see Mrs Henry Hale,
who has been feeble the past six months.
...... Rev. John Terall of Milton is eX-
pected to preach Wednesday evening at
the Congregational church .....Quite a
number of the Young people are attending
the carnival in Burlington.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Mrs. Eddie Stinmour, Kttie Beach,
died in Minnesota last Sunday. She was
a daughter of w. J. Beach. She has
lived in Minnesota for the last six years.
She leaves husband and two small
children. Miss Cora TarboX our pri-
mary teacher, is on the sick list and her
school is closed for this week. Many
OF our young people are attending the
carnival this week. 800. Rev. Mr.. English
is visiting friends near Albany, y. Y Y......
Rev. Mr.. Elliott occupied the pulpit al
the Union church last Sabbath presenting
the Bible cause.
Mrs. j. Il. McDuffee of Chicago, who
junction, $1,000 to he used in building a
house, has recently given her $3.50 more tC
pay all Indebtedness on said house.
JERICHO CENTRE.
l.. II. Bostwick Post, No. 60, G. A. r.
of Underhill are to have a special meet
ing, Monday, the 2lst. At its last regular
meeting, the post had considerable bust
ness of Importance on hand. The subject
of Cumrade Sidney PryOr's death was dis
cusSeG. The post voted to pay Comrade
A. H Sherman s25 tor taking care of said
Pryor % days, also voted to pay $40, for a
casket and undertaker's attendance with
hearse. And when the doctor gets around
to make out his bill, the post expect to
pay that. The copperheads call the G. A.
h. a set of beggars We would ask what
other society in any town does so much
for one of its members.
The fathers of the town are settling up
the affairs of the town for another year
They met at the corners Monday after
noon. ..... Mr. Harvey York, an old citizen,
died sunday afternoon at the age of ~
years; funeral Tuesday afternoon from
the residence of f. c. Whitney .... Will
liam Story Is to carry on the Bishop farm
to his place in Hinesburgh. Leroy
johnson will move away from the f.. II
Lane place which he has rented for the
last three years Orlando Jay sold
about 1000 bushels of potatoes to Jordon
Brothers last week for AZ cents per bushel
.....: NJ. ii. Chaplin has been in poor health
for the past five weeks. Miss Emma
Bicknell is visitiI e Mrs. Weston, her sis
ter, at Port Henry, n. Y..... Mrs. Church,
mother of Mrs. David Benson, is not eX
pected to recover from her illness She
has been confined to her bed four weeks,
unable to move or speak Jordon
brothers have new clerk in the person
OF Burt Cass. They are also to try the
coupon system" in their business.
RICHMOND.
The travelling was exceedingly bad last
Thursday night, but the Rev. Austin
Hasen received as token of regard near
ly $50 All present had a very
enjoyable time Mr.. HaZen thnnked his
friends in very happy manner 80. John
Larkins of West Bolton who was killed
last Friday while falling trees, leaves
wife and six children, the oldest
~ years in INDECENT circumstances his
funeral was attended at the Catholic
church last Sunday, Father Barron Off
ciatng.
Market quiet, receipts light. Butter,
fair to good 1S TO 20 ; choice, II to % fine
% to 25 cheese, factory Is to IA eggs
20 potatoes to car, 3S to 40.
HUNTINGTON
Rev. Mrs. Fenner the evangelist OF
Rhode Island is holding series of meet
,nRs nt; nele; az tIn ,hron0b mag, ine'
Huntington gets S27 10 of the Huntington
school fund. .... The remains OF Mrs